Dr Gloom 22147 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 aye but it's full of way too many sloaney rugger bugger student twats who couldn't quite make it to oxford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35572 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 It's nice for a wander through the day but I found it a bit of a shit night out. The posh stude / Durham pit village mong friction doesn't help either. Mind, I think I've only been out there once of an evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7169 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 When? They built the Gala 10 years ago and theres 4/5 new bars, 4/5 new restaurants and a couple of new nightclubs. Decent night out these days. Granted, the days of Klute and a night out on North Road were horrible but theres an awful lot of new bars opened up throughout the city over the past few years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35572 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 When? They built the Gala 10 years ago and theres 4/5 new bars, 4/5 new restaurants and a couple of new nightclubs. Decent night out these days. Granted, the days of Klute and a night out on North Road were horrible but theres an awful lot of new bars opened up throughout the city over the past few years Probably was about 10 years ago thinking about it. I'm not really the best person to comment anyway like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46027 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I can never find anywhere decent for lunch that isn't a chain restaurant whenever I'm there. Any recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7169 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I can never find anywhere decent for lunch that isn't a chain restaurant whenever I'm there. Any recommendations? http://www.bistrotwentyone.co.uk/ http://www.zendurham.co.uk/ Personally I love a good Nando's or Chinese buffet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleeToonFan 1 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Only been Durham.a few times, not that I thought it was particularly shite just that I was like 10/13 and bored out my tree. Main point is though that Lincoln is a shithole and nowhere near as good as Grimsby and that's like arguing that Newcastle is better than Sun'land. Just obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46027 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Will have a look at those places ta. Been to Bistro 21 years ago. I'm always just looking for a decent pub feed, but every one you look at is a chain that looks like it's focused on night time cheap booze for students and not on making decent scran. Last night's booze deals written on dayglo pink card posters has sticky carpet joint written all over it. I like Nando's btw, but Chinese buffets are a no no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7169 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Will have a look at those places ta. Been to Bistro 21 years ago. I'm always just looking for a decent pub feed, but every one you look at is a chain that looks like it's focused on night time cheap booze for students and not on making decent scran. Last night's booze deals written on dayglo pink card posters has sticky carpet joint written all over it. I like Nando's btw, but Chinese buffets are a no no. Fat Buddha, Ask, Slug and Lettuce and pizza express are all good for a quick lunch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35572 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Oldfields is canny and quite often does lunchtime deals (2 courses for a tenner / 3 for £12 - that sort of thing). Not a pub like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46027 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Reet I shall try out these suggestions take. Been to Fat Buddha - wtf with the one they've opened in town btw. Having a drink in the middle of a roundabout is one (already pretty shit) thing, but sitting on a roundabout eating your tea ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35572 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 (edited) Reet I shall try out these suggestions take. Been to Fat Buddha - wtf with the one they've opened in town btw. Having a drink in the middle of a roundabout is one (already pretty shit) thing, but sitting on a roundabout eating your tea ffs. Could be worse, you could've paid a fortune for one of the (already somewhat shabby) flats in an old BT office block on the same roundabout. Edited July 16, 2012 by alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46027 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Aye Jesus Christ. Luxury city living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racing_argentina 0 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 in 2 days i'm going to ROME and then to a college in LONDON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 337 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I can never find anywhere decent for lunch that isn't a chain restaurant whenever I'm there. Any recommendations? Not a lunch spot, but this is somewhere a bit different for dinner.. http://gourmet-spot.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35572 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Aye Jesus Christ. Luxury city living. Above Lineker's ffs (not any more, but still) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10963 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 in 2 days i'm going to ROME and then to a college in LONDON Nice! Rome is staggering, be sure to visit the Campo de Fiori (I may have spelled that horribly wrong), it's really popular with backpackers and students from all over the world in the evenings, so it'd be a great place to practise your languages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46027 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 That's almost certainly a gay bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43066 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Not a lunch spot, but this is somewhere a bit different for dinner.. http://gourmet-spot.co.uk/ Is that a fried Fleshlight on their menu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 That's almost certainly a gay bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10963 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 That's almost certainly a gay bar. You should check it out when you're next in Rome, seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 14048 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 aye, when I swing by to pick up a crusty loaf on Friday, I'll pop in, christ alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43066 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney 0 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 aye, when I swing by to pick up a crusty loaf on Friday, I'll pop in, christ alive. Nice mention on the TF podcast, btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35572 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 aye, when I swing by to pick up a crusty loaf on Friday, I'll pop in, christ alive. When I was in Florence I ended up in an Irish Bar that seemed to be 'popular with backpackers and international students'. I left after one drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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